Western Pocono Lions and Lioness clubs judge advertising contest

Friday, March 25, 2011

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS Western Pocono Lions and Western Pocono Lioness members worked together to complete a service task by judging a newspaper competition. Serving as judges were, from left, Bob Argot, Charles Rush, Tena Dabour, Camille DeSando, Nancy Beck and Virginia Lamendola.

Lions and Lioness members from the Western Pocono clubs met at the Zion Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville to judge advertising awards for the Mid-Atlantic Community Papers Association (MACPA). All publications were of the free variety that may be picked up at local grocery, variety and drug stores, or are delivered to local residents.

Some were judged for the best overall appearance throughout the paper while others were judged for specific ads entered by the newspaper publishers.

MACPA represents free audited publications through eight states with a total circulation of 4.5 million. Guiding the Lions and Lioness in their efforts were Alyse Mitten, MACPA Executive Director, assistant Kasey Mitten, and committee chairperson Ruth Isenberg, editor of the Pocono area's Journal of the Pocono Plateau.